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November 29, 2005 - New Yorkers Love New York More Than Ever,
Quinnipiac University Poll Finds;
Satisfaction Rate 1 Point Short Of All-Time High

New York City voters love their city more than ever, with 61 percent who say they "love"
New York, 22 percent who say the "like" New York, 15 percent with mixed feelings and 1
percent who say they "hate" the city, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released
today.

Prior polls by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University show the
love factor ranging from a low of 46 percent June 3, 1999, to a high of 59 percent
November 25, 2002.

A total of 75 percent of New Yorkers are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied"
with the way things are going in the city, just short of the 76 percent satisfaction rate
February 11, 1998. The lowest satisfaction rate was 30 percent July 2, 2003.

"It's a metropolitan love affair - not just casual affection," said Maurice Carroll,
director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"Why doesn't that 1 percent of haters move back to Boston?"

From November 10 - 15, Quinnipiac University surveyed 895 New York City
registered voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts
public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida and
nationwide as a public service and for research.

For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu or call (203) 582-5201

1. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York
City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied,
or very dissatisfied?